Helianthus ‘Apricot Twist’
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Collapse ▲Trial: Annual
Years Trialed: 2002
Good Qualities
Interesting color (7); Bouquet type, 6-7 flowers in head arrangement; Smaller sunflower, long, graceful petals; Nice flower form, quite different; Outstanding flower form (double) – Our favorite, absolutely loved this one; I like having the color option but I think it was a little washed-out looking; A very nice color but I think it will take my customers awhile for the color to grow on them since they are typical yellow/orange with a dark center kind of sunflower buyers – Might do better in the fall; The light green center is attractive when picked early – Mixes well with other darker centered varieties – I loved the greenish center, wish they had done better – It was unique with the green center, which darkened over time; Looks good in bouquets; Unusual shape; Very well received by consumers – Stems were considered to short by wholesale and retail florists; Color well accepted by all, people loved size and shape of flowers, produced many flowers, even short stems were good; Small flowers with long petals; None.
Problems
Too short (4); Axillary buds; Longer petals tend to get more damaged in transit; I think that it would be better to describe this color as ‘Mango’ rather than ‘Apricot’; Too branchy; No one seemed to notice it at market. Color could be better later in the season; Didn’t germinate well in dry conditions; This one didn’t do well being sowed with the seeder – It needed more thinning than I did to it, and because I didn’t thin enough I had a lot of small thin stemmed sunflowers, great for mixing into bouquets only – The plants were shadowed by the taller varieties as well; Inconsistent results, stem length and width varied widely; This one was severely damaged by deer; Japanese beetle set in late in season, beetles nested into center of heads; Petals sunbleach quickly; Multi-headed.
Trial Data
| Yield (stems/plant) | Stem Length (inches) | Market Appreciation Rating¹ | Repeat Again Rating¹ | Ease of Cultivation Rating¹ | Average Spacing (in2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale | Retail | Consumer | ||||||
| Average | 2.4 | 24.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 123 |
| Range of Responses | 0-10 | 15-40 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 12-432 |
¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.
Supplier
Seedsense Ltd.
7, Bradfield Close
North Walsham
Norfolk NR28 oHL England
Comments
Long petals, light center, pollenless; I direct seeded too close – mostly small 2 1/2; flowers, needs more room, some had nice 5 inch flowers – It can’t be slightly shaded by taller sunflowers; 3-inch flower diameter, 50 days to maturity, I don’t like branchy sunflowers; I think its a nice sunflower not for the masses but definitely for the discerning; Flowers were ok, but didn’t seem unusual, that is, I didn’t see any twists; Everything (centers and laterals) seemed to bloom at once; Not as unique as expected, petals were more golden than peachy.